Fountain-pen clip.



F. H. MOUNEY.

FOUNTAIN PEN CLIP. APPLICATION FMD MAY 1911.

Patented May 28,1918.

' STATES BA1,

FRANK E. MOONEY, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO, rASSIGNOIB. TO THE CON KLIN PENMANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, .A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

FOUNTAIN -PEN CLIP.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led May 7, 1917. Serial No. 167,073.

To all lwhom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK H. MooNEY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Fountain-Pen Clip; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to fountain pens, and particularly to a clip orretainer for such pens and to improved means for securing it to afountain pen cap.

The object of my invention is the provision of a simple and eilieientclip of the class described, which is capable of being easily andAquickly secured to a fountain pen cap without the use ofrivets,retaining bands or the like, thus enhancing the practieability andcommercial value of devices of this class.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, andwhile, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerousforms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in whichr* Figure l is a sideelevation of a fountain penembodying my invention, with the cap and clipin central longitudinalsection and with the inner cap frictionally held within the outer cap. Fig. 2 is a similar View, with the pen barrel removed and with the innercap threaded into the outer cap. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ininverted position of the clip member embodying my invention, and Fig. etis a fragmentary sectional View of a cap and clip as they appear whenassembled, the inner cap being omitted.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the barrel of a fountain pen and2 the customary cap for fitting over the barrel and protecting the penpoint carried thereby. The cap 2 is provided with the customary innercap or plug member 3, which has a socket for receiving the pen point,and forms a shoulder within the cap 2 against which the pen pointcarrying end of the barrel may seat when the rel end. rihis inner cap,however, does not cap is in position on the bar.

form any part of the invention and may be omitted or used, as desired.

The clip embodying my invention comprises a lever 4 and a spring stripor linger 5, which carries the lever. The spring 5 has one end firmlysecured to the inner side of the lever et lengthwise thereof by'providing the lever for a portion of its length with edge anges 6, whichare turned under in embracing relation to the spring, as best shown inFig. 3. The spring 5 extends from the article gripping end of the leverto near its center, or to the fulerum point thereof,

and then extends at a rearward angle from the lever, as at 7, to adaptit to project inward through an inclined opening 8 in the cap side. lllhe spring 5, after passing throughthe opening 8, extends toward theclosed end of the cap 2 at the outer side of the cap 3 and has its freeend terminating in a laterally turned spur 9, which bears at its freeend against the side of the cap 2 opposed to that through which thespring projects and retains the adjoining portion of the spring againstthe adjacent side of the cap 2 substantially in parallelism therewith.if an inner cap is employed the spur 9 is disposed between the closedends of the two caps.- The clamping end of the lever 4 is preferablyturned laterally toward the ca 2 to form a gripping nose l0.

In assembling the parts of my invention, the lever 4 and spring 5 arefirst secured together in any suitable manner, as by turning the edgeflanges 6 of the lever into clamping engagement with the spring, leavingthe spring and lever, as shown in F ig. 3. The free end of the spring isthen inserted through the opening 8 and forced rearward into the cap 2until the angled part 7 is disposed in said opening with its bow bearinginward against the forward inclined end of the opening 8, the cap leverand Spring then bearing the relation to each other substantially asshown in the drawings. `The cap 3,'if employed, is then forced into thesocket of the cap 2 at a portion of the spring 5 disposed therein and incontact at its inner end with the spur 9 of the spring. The eoaction ofthe end of the capv 3 withthe spring spur 9 serves to draw the spring toits proper position when side of the major been removed. A furtheradvantage of this construction is that 'the longitudinally extendingportion of the spring within the cap 2 bears laterally against t e cap 3when inserted therein and serves to frictionally retain the two caps inassembled relation.

It is `evident that l have provided a simple and ecient means forcarrying the lever 4 and attaching it in ayielding manner to apen capand that such means is capable of being easily and quickly attached to apen cap without the use of rivets or the like. lt is also evident thatthe thrust of the spring angle 7 against the forward incap clined sideofthe cap opening 8 both resists a withdrawal of the spring from saidopening and resists an 'inward movement of the spring when a releasingpressure is exerted on the rear end of the lever 4.

l wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specificconstruction, arrangement or form of the parts, as it is capable ofnumerous modications without departing from the spirit of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is l l. The combination with a fountain pencap having an opening in a side thereof, of a clip loyer, a springcarrying said lever and projecting therefrom intermediate its ends andthrough said opening into the interior of the cap in holding engagementtherewith.

2. The combination with a fountain pen having an opening in a sidethereof, of a clip lever disposed at the outer side of said ca with oneend in clamping coaction therewith, a spring nger carrying said leverand projecting at an angle therefrom intermediate its ends and throughsaid opening and having a part projecting rearwardly in the cap at oneside thereof and having its free end angled and in contact with theopposite' side of the cap.

3. The combination with a fountain pen cap having an opening in a sidethereof in spaced relation to its ends, of a clip theatre lever disposedat one side of said ca longitudinally thereof with one end in c ampingengagement therewit a spring strip carrying said lever and projecting atan angle therefrom intermediate its ends and through said opening withits free end extending longitudinally of the cap interiorly thereof andalong one side to adjacent its rear end and terminating in a laterallyprojecting spur in engagement at its outer end with the cap side.

d. ln a fountain pen, the combination of a cap having an opening in aside thereof, a lever extending longitudinally of said cap and havingone end in clamping coaction therewith and its other end normallylaterally spaced from the cap, said lever having opposite side flangesadjacent to its clamping end, a spring stri clamped to said leverlengthwise thereo by said side flanges and extending laterally from thelever intermediate its ends and through the cap opening and thencelengthwise of the cap and braced thereby against lateral movements.

5. ln a fountain pen, the combination of a cap havin@ an opening in aside thereof in spaced relation to its ends, said opening having itsforward wall inclinedy longitudinally ofthe cap, a clip lever extendinglongitudinally of said cap disposed at one side of said caplongitudinally thereof, a spring strip having one end portion carryingsaid lever and projectin laterally therefrom intermediate its en sthrough said opening and thence toward the rear end of the cap along theside thereof in which the opening is provided and having its free endterminating in a transversely projecting spur in bracing contact withthe opposite side of the cap to that in which the opening is provided,the projecting portion of said spring which projects through saidopening being curved and bearing against the inclined side of theopening.

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification.

' FRANK H. MGONEY.

